Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bury College
Market Street
Manchester
BL9 0BG
UK
Telephone: +44 1612808280
E-mail: information@burycollege.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.burycollege.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.burycollege.ac.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Bury College - Finance Management System - ITT
Reference number: CA14895 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48422000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Bury College Invitation to tender for a Finance Management System
Dates: 01st August 2025 – 31st July 2029 (With option to extend 4 x 12 months)
Implementation Plan 1: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 1st August 2025
Implementation Plan 2: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 5th January 2026
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
215 925.02
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD36
UKD33
UKD3
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bury College Invitation to tender for a Finance Management System
Dates: 01st August 2025 – 31st July 2029 (With option to extend 4 x 12 months)
Implementation Plan 1: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 1st August 2025
Implementation Plan 2: Implement in Test Environment, fully live 5th January 2026
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Customer Requirements
/ Weighting: 50.00%
Quality criterion: Added Value & Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10.00%
Quality criterion: Presentations
/ Weighting: 15.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
25.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
96 month(s) from the commencement date, with 48 initial month(s) and option to extend 4x12 month(s)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-036720
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA14895
Title: Bury College - Finance Management System - ITT
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ION Industries Ltd
2 Esh Plaza, Sir Bobby Robson Way
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 9BA
UK
Telephone: +44 1914661231
E-mail: melissa.ferguson@ionhq.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ionhq.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 215 925.02
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education Services
North Lindsey College
Scunthorpe
DN17 1AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 7879190769
E-mail: nigel.dexter@tenetservices.com
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/02/2025